ix, 2 leaves, 3-305 pages ; 22 cm

Argues that man's freedom traditional bonds, although it has brought independence and rationality, has also made him isolated and anxious. From this isolation he is tempted to escape into new forms of authoritarianism and totalitarianism

London edition (K. Paul, Trench, Trubner & co., ltd.) has title: The fear of freedom

I. Freedom, a psychological problem? -- II. Emergence of the individual and the ambiguity of freedom -- III. Freedom in the age of the Reformation -- Medieval background and the Renaissance -- Period of the Reformation -- IV. Two aspects of freedom for modern man -- V. Mechanisms of escape -- Authoritarianism -- Destructiveness -- Automaton conformity -- VI. Psychology of Nazism -- VII. Freedom and democracy -- The illusion of individuality -- Freedom and spontaneity -- Appendix: Character and the social process -- Index

Includes bibliographical references and index

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